Extra Iddingshttp://blog.mlive.com/extra_iddings/A Michigan Entertainment blog by Bill Iddings.enThu, 14 Jun 2012 07:48:51 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noA Michigan Entertainment blog by Bill Iddings.extra_iddingshttps://feedburner.google.comA family film for Father's Dayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/uYdu_A7hJ0E/a_family_film_for_fathers_day.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleThu, 14 Jun 2012 07:48:51 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.8507319]]>I will celebrate this Father's Day by taking a movie star to our movie.noI will celebrate this Father's Day by taking a movie star to our movie.I will celebrate this Father's Day by taking a movie star to our movie.tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/06/a_family_film_for_fathers_day.htmlExtra Iddings: Remembering a phone call from the late Ray Bradburyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/0SGlPp0S9Jw/extra_iddings_a_phone_call_fro.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 08 Jun 2012 09:01:53 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf//4627.8472580]]>Ray Bradbury called me. Twice.The summer -- I forget exactly which year -- was in the late 1980s. Many months before I had written Bradbury a letter, requesting his permission for me to adapt one of his novellas, "The Halloween Tree," into a radio play.noRay Bradbury called me. Twice.The summer -- I forget exactly which year -- was in the late 1980s. Many months before I had written Bradbury a letter, requesting his permission for me to adapt one of his novellas, "The Halloween Tree," into a radio play.Ray Bradbury called me. Twice.The summer -- I forget exactly which year -- was in the late 1980s. Many months before I had written Bradbury a letter, requesting his permission for me to adapt one of his novellas, "The Halloween Tree," into a radio play.tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/06/extra_iddings_a_phone_call_fro.htmlExtra Iddings: Theater: Going on in the off seasonhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/j7bnMXOl8vE/post_15.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleTue, 05 Jun 2012 16:07:49 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/living/muskegon/index.ssf//4628.8459251]]>Before the 2012-2013 theater season introduces West Michigan to a new playwright -- but not really -- warm-weather offerings stocked mainly with local talent will bridge the gap leading into this fall.noBefore the 2012-2013 theater season introduces West Michigan to a new playwright -- but not really -- warm-weather offerings stocked mainly with local talent will bridge the gap leading into this fall.Before the 2012-2013 theater season introduces West Michigan to a new playwright -- but not really -- warm-weather offerings stocked mainly with local talent will bridge the gap leading into this fall.tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/living/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/06/post_15.htmlExtra Iddings: People and places we know are in the movie, so take a 'WaterWalk'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/DzHnOHfTPy8/people_and_places_we_know_are.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleMon, 14 May 2012 21:02:02 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.8316749]]>“WaterWalk,” a new film largely shot and completely financed in West Michigan, had just concluded a May 7 screening in the Grand Haven 9 movie complex. A former colleague of mine at the Muskegon Chronicle came up to me and said, “You’re the best one in your scene.”no“WaterWalk,” a new film largely shot and completely financed in West Michigan, had just concluded a May 7 screening in the Grand Haven 9 movie complex. A former colleague of mine at the Muskegon Chronicle came up to me and said, “You’re the best one in yo“WaterWalk,” a new film largely shot and completely financed in West Michigan, had just concluded a May 7 screening in the Grand Haven 9 movie complex. A former colleague of mine at the Muskegon Chronicle came up to me and said, “You’re the best one in your scene.”tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/05/people_and_places_we_know_are.htmlExtra Iddings: The Coopersville gridiron is there, but 'Touchback' is about more than footballhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/7wtK4_4RcAA/extra_iddings_the_coopersville.htmltag:Extra Iddingstag:touchbackBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleTue, 01 May 2012 10:32:39 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.8208899]]>Like the football term from which it takes its title, "Touchback" is harmless. It's a cuddly, feel-good diversion that will enjoy a long run on The Family Channel.noLike the football term from which it takes its title, "Touchback" is harmless. It's a cuddly, feel-good diversion that will enjoy a long run on The Family Channel.Like the football term from which it takes its title, "Touchback" is harmless. It's a cuddly, feel-good diversion that will enjoy a long run on The Family Channel.tag:Extra Iddings, tag:touchbackhttp://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/05/extra_iddings_the_coopersville.htmlExtra Iddings: When again should Poe be ravin'? Quoth this critic, ‘Nevermore’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/334Gv9ursi4/extra_iddings_when_again_shoul.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleTue, 01 May 2012 09:10:01 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.8208636]]>Having nothing -- outside Hitchockian musings winging around intermittent sightings of titular black birds -- to do with the Poe poem from which it takes its title, “The Raven” is a turkey.noHaving nothing -- outside Hitchockian musings winging around intermittent sightings of titular black birds -- to do with the Poe poem from which it takes its title, “The Raven” is a turkey.Having nothing -- outside Hitchockian musings winging around intermittent sightings of titular black birds -- to do with the Poe poem from which it takes its title, “The Raven” is a turkey.tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/05/extra_iddings_when_again_shoul.htmlExtra Iddings: Summer stocks up at the Howmet Playhousehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/9hR5RE2eIig/extra_iddings_summer_stocks_up.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Apr 2012 17:18:55 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.8144536]]>This season's four local stage productions will be the comedies "The Nerd," "The Odd Couple," "The 39 Steps" and a two-character musical comedy, "Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins." noThis season's four local stage productions will be the comedies "The Nerd," "The Odd Couple," "The 39 Steps" and a two-character musical comedy, "Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins." This season's four local stage productions will be the comedies "The Nerd," "The Odd Couple," "The 39 Steps" and a two-character musical comedy, "Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins." tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/04/extra_iddings_summer_stocks_up.htmlExtra Iddings: On Friday the 13th, the poetry of ploink and horror winking for savvy laughshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/O_o4myAmZhw/extra_iddings_on_friday_the_13.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 20 Apr 2012 17:06:58 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.8144516]]>Cast your eyes on a retro revitalization of a timeless slapstick comedy classic, one now with the inspired audacity to cast Larry David as a disciplinarian nun named for a Nazi war criminal; and a horror flick that's a lot smarter -- and funnier -- than its title makes it sound, a genre-bending movie in which a late cameo that shouldn't be divulged can be hinted at as alien.noCast your eyes on a retro revitalization of a timeless slapstick comedy classic, one now with the inspired audacity to cast Larry David as a disciplinarian nun named for a Nazi war criminal; and a horror flick that's a lot smarter -- and funnier -- than iCast your eyes on a retro revitalization of a timeless slapstick comedy classic, one now with the inspired audacity to cast Larry David as a disciplinarian nun named for a Nazi war criminal; and a horror flick that's a lot smarter -- and funnier -- than its title makes it sound, a genre-bending movie in which a late cameo that shouldn't be divulged can be hinted at as alien.tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/04/extra_iddings_on_friday_the_13.htmlExtra Iddings: An audition date and the return of Miranda McGeehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/GcX19zGyUZE/extra_iddings_an_audition_date.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleSun, 15 Apr 2012 21:31:34 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.8113871]]>Auditions will be held at 1 p.m. May 13 for the 2012 Summer Fine Arts Festival at Howmet Playhouse in Whitehall.noAuditions will be held at 1 p.m. May 13 for the 2012 Summer Fine Arts Festival at Howmet Playhouse in Whitehall.Auditions will be held at 1 p.m. May 13 for the 2012 Summer Fine Arts Festival at Howmet Playhouse in Whitehall.tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/04/extra_iddings_an_audition_date.htmlExtra Iddings: Shakespeare's new place to playhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/V82Fizi86vU/extra_iddings_shakespeares_new.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleSun, 15 Apr 2012 21:32:53 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.8113870]]>At 7:30 p.m. April 27, Pigeon Creek will perform its current touring show, “Romeo and Juliet,” at the Seven Steps Up building, 116 S. Jackson.noAt 7:30 p.m. April 27, Pigeon Creek will perform its current touring show, “Romeo and Juliet,” at the Seven Steps Up building, 116 S. Jackson.At 7:30 p.m. April 27, Pigeon Creek will perform its current touring show, “Romeo and Juliet,” at the Seven Steps Up building, 116 S. Jackson.tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/04/extra_iddings_shakespeares_new.htmlExtra Iddings: The show must go on, except for when it can'thttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/JGJA--1VOkA/extra_iddings_the_show_must_go.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleFri, 03 Feb 2012 19:22:57 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/muskegon/index.ssf//4582.7677214]]>One of the most rock-solid rules in live theater is that "The show must go on" no matter what. Sometimes, however, the show can't. noOne of the most rock-solid rules in live theater is that "The show must go on" no matter what. Sometimes, however, the show can't. One of the most rock-solid rules in live theater is that "The show must go on" no matter what. Sometimes, however, the show can't. tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/02/extra_iddings_the_show_must_go.htmlExtra Iddings: 'Urinetown' and 'The Cradle Will Rock' -- a meeting of Muskegon minds? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/_-F6Vu_BIP8/extra_iddings_urinetown_and_th.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleWed, 25 Jan 2012 08:57:23 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf//4627.7624371]]>Makes you wonder if Muskegon Community College and the Muskegon Museum of Art have gotten their heads together.noMakes you wonder if Muskegon Community College and the Muskegon Museum of Art have gotten their heads together.Makes you wonder if Muskegon Community College and the Muskegon Museum of Art have gotten their heads together.tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/01/extra_iddings_urinetown_and_th.htmlExtra Iddings: One door closes, another opens (commentary)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/NDy2nTrVjaE/extra_iddings_one_door_closes.htmltag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleTue, 17 Jan 2012 11:57:56 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf//4627.7583266]]>And so the Harbor Theater is gone. That's the way that one went.noAnd so the Harbor Theater is gone. That's the way that one went.And so the Harbor Theater is gone. That's the way that one went.tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/01/extra_iddings_one_door_closes.htmlExtra Iddings: Not by the numbers, they're the top (column)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/srwsRt1HXwo/extra_iddings_not_by_the_numbe.htmltag:Bill Iddingstag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleTue, 27 Dec 2011 08:22:31 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf//4627.7481799.20111227112231]]>The media’s mania for compiling year-end lists — best, biggest, blah, blah — festers epidemic.noThe media’s mania for compiling year-end lists — best, biggest, blah, blah — festers epidemic.The media’s mania for compiling year-end lists — best, biggest, blah, blah — festers epidemic.tag:Bill Iddings, tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/12/extra_iddings_not_by_the_numbe.htmlExtra Iddings: Casting into the new year (column)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/fDe3oTMcNwY/extra_iddings_casting_into_the.htmltag:Bill Iddingstag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleMon, 19 Dec 2011 20:55:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf//4627.7454010.20111219235545]]>Three local theater concerns have cast their first shows of the new year.noThree local theater concerns have cast their first shows of the new year.Three local theater concerns have cast their first shows of the new year.tag:Bill Iddings, tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/12/extra_iddings_casting_into_the.htmlExtra Iddings: The resurrection of Libby (column)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/ACbyvoTsA80/extra_iddings_the_resurrection.htmltag:Bill Iddingstag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleSat, 10 Dec 2011 16:40:42 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf//4627.7411451.20111210194042]]>The return to print of Libby Gelman-Waxner poses one the burning questions of our time: Who is Libby Gelman-Waxner?noThe return to print of Libby Gelman-Waxner poses one the burning questions of our time: Who is Libby Gelman-Waxner?The return to print of Libby Gelman-Waxner poses one the burning questions of our time: Who is Libby Gelman-Waxner?tag:Bill Iddings, tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/12/extra_iddings_the_resurrection.htmlExtra Iddings: Silents are golden (column)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/iTlAl_6VGGk/extra_iddings_silents_are_gold.htmltag:Bill Iddingstag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleMon, 28 Nov 2011 14:25:24 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf//4627.7352327]]>Rich Houtteman already is mulling over the next silent movie he’ll book into Howmet Playhouse.noRich Houtteman already is mulling over the next silent movie he’ll book into Howmet Playhouse.Rich Houtteman already is mulling over the next silent movie he’ll book into Howmet Playhouse.tag:Bill Iddings, tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/11/extra_iddings_silents_are_gold.htmlExtra Iddings: The Mystery of the Steep and Narrow Staircase (column)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/Loia9jmHMgE/extra_iddings_the_mystery_of_t.htmltag:Bill Iddingstag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleTue, 01 Nov 2011 07:11:49 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf//4627.7216758]]>Glimpse did I a former jail, where that night a show’d unveil, one in which an actor pal’d, go gothic dark as Poe.noGlimpse did I a former jail, where that night a show’d unveil, one in which an actor pal’d, go gothic dark as Poe.Glimpse did I a former jail, where that night a show’d unveil, one in which an actor pal’d, go gothic dark as Poe.tag:Bill Iddings, tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/11/extra_iddings_the_mystery_of_t.htmlExtra Iddings: 'Human Centipede 2' -- What a revolting development this is (column)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/lqn4W9jtuTM/human_centipede_2_--_what_a_re.htmltag:Bill Iddingstag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleTue, 25 Oct 2011 16:21:41 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf//4627.7179301]]>After mercifully screening just twice this past weekend at the Harbor Theater, the revolting horror film “The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)” has left Muskegon. Good riddance.noAfter mercifully screening just twice this past weekend at the Harbor Theater, the revolting horror film “The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)” has left Muskegon. Good riddance.After mercifully screening just twice this past weekend at the Harbor Theater, the revolting horror film “The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)” has left Muskegon. Good riddance.tag:Bill Iddings, tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/10/human_centipede_2_--_what_a_re.htmlExtra Iddings: Sacked by the Wall Street Journal (column)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/extra_iddings/~3/DPoUH2gexng/extra_iddings_sacked_by_the_wa.htmltag:Bill Iddingstag:Extra IddingsBill Iddings | The Muskegon ChronicleMon, 24 Oct 2011 10:25:57 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf//4627.7174876]]>On successive Saturdays this month, two Big Ten quarterbacks with unblemished 2011 records were sacked from the ranks of the unbeaten.noOn successive Saturdays this month, two Big Ten quarterbacks with unblemished 2011 records were sacked from the ranks of the unbeaten.On successive Saturdays this month, two Big Ten quarterbacks with unblemished 2011 records were sacked from the ranks of the unbeaten.tag:Bill Iddings, tag:Extra Iddingshttp://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/10/extra_iddings_sacked_by_the_wa.htmlnonadult